First image samples shot on the new Fuji X-PRO 2 shot during Paris terror attack.

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Magnum Photographer Hiroji Kubota posted some images shot with the new and yet unreleased X-PRO2 to do so. You can see the images here: Image One and Image Two. As you can see from the EXIF data the first three pictures are all shot with the yet non announced Fuji camera.

Personal note: I will take the chance to report my deepest condolences to all people who lived that terrible situation. We have to work hard to build a world of peace under the sole rule: Liberté, égalité, fraternité.

 

Source: Fujirumors.

The Fuji double announcement: Fuji X-PRO 2 on January 15. Fuji X-T2 in June.

It will be a busy 2016 for Fuji according to rumor finder Fujirumors.com. During the first half of the year Fuji will announce two hot new X cameras:

Fuji X-PRO 2 on January 15: With new 24MP X-trans sensor.
Fuji X-T2 in June: It will be the first Fuji camera with 4K video and 10fps.

If all those goodies are going to be announced long before the big photokina…than what has Fuji to show at Photokina? Well Fujirumors says there may be a medium format surprise coming sooner or later?

New rumors: Panasonic 100-400mm lens costs $2,500. X-E2 firmware coming. A6xxx ships early 2016.

There are a couple of new “Minor” rumors floating on the web:

First of all I got word the new A6xxx camera will ship in very early 2016. But I still don’t know the day of the announcement. At the same time SAR reports there is also a “mysterious” High End Camera coming. Not sure he is talking about A or E-mount here.
43rumors got few info about the Panasonic-Leica 100-400mm lens. It will be announced in February and cost $2,500. And Fujirumors reports the X-E2 firmware will be released in mid January.

In the meantime we still don’t have any official Samsung statement about the recent camera business closure rumor. I really hope they will tell us something about that soon!

Meyer Optik Görlitz announces the new Trimagon 95mm f/2.6 lens.

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Meyer Optik Görlitz announced the launch of their new Trimagon 95mm f/2.6 lens. It will be available for Fuji X, Sony-E, MFT, M42 und Leica M mirrorless sytsems. They claim the lens can outresolve 60 Megapixel sensors. There is yet no price info but the lens is expected to ship in Summer 2016.

Technical specifications:
Aperture & Focal Length: f/2,6-22; 95 mm
Lens construction: 3 elements in 3 modules
Picture angle: 25 °
Filter Diameter: 52 mm

Characteristics:
Lens construction in classical triplet | 3 lenses / 3 groups
Iris diaphragm with 15 specially constructed aperture blades and special anti-reflective coating
Mounts: Canon, Nikon, Fuji X, Sony–E, MFT, M42 and Leica M
Available from early summer 2016

Click on the image to see the full size version:

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Found via Photoscala.

More bad news: Samsung announces it discontinued the NX1 in Europe :(

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Samsung just told at EosHD:

“We quickly adapt to market needs and demands. In Europe, we will be discontinuing sales of NX1 cameras for now since there is already much better and upgraded cameras. This is specific to the region – and is not necessarily reflective of conditions in other markets. We will continue to thoroughly evaluate market conditions and will make further adjustments to maintain our competitiveness in emerging Camera categories.”

This is the next bad news on Samsung which is rumored to quite out of the camera business. Particularly worrying is the phrase “since there is already much better and upgraded cameras“. So they are actually saying the cameras of the competition are better!

Nikon sales: -8,3% cameras sold. -8,7% lenses sold. Olympus back to black!

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Nikon latest financial report (PDF here) is out and discloses some worrying info. During the last quarter Nikon sold -8,3% cameras and -8,7% lenses. Forecast has been revised too with less cameras that will be sold til March 2016. But Nikon hopes the weak YEN will help them to gain some revenue at the end of the year.

A half miracle happened at Olympus. For the first time after six years(!) they are not loosing money in the imaging business (PDF report here). Strong OMD and PEn sales in Europe and Japan helped to achieve those results. And of course again the weak YEN is helping japanese companies to “hide” some of the losses.